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""Artifact Puzzles"" is a manufacturer of wooden jigsaw puzzles based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2009 by Maya Gupta, an electrical engineering professor at the University of Washington. Unlike traditional wooden jigsaw puzzles which are hand-cut by jigsaw, Artifact Puzzles laser-cuts 1/4" thick 3-ply plywood.

The puzzle pieces are re-designed by an artist for each new puzzle, and do not follow a consistent style of cut. For example, some of their puzzles have traditional knob connectors, while others have piece connectors shape like clouds, hearts, bird feet, horse hooves, and ancient Greek symbols. Like traditional wooden jigsaw puzzles, most of their puzzles have "whimsy pieces", which are pieces shaped like recognizable objects. These pieces are designed to match the theme of each puzzle, and range from a Boeing 747 in a puzzle centered around a moon, to pieces shaped like ballerinas in their Degas puzzle.

The company sells over 75 different puzzles of a broad range of art, but with an unusually large selection of whimsical neo-surrealist art and 16th century art.